190 million Americans are overweight or obese, according to a new report. ANDY RICHTER/Aurora Photos/Corbis

July 8, 2011

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Obesity is an epidemic across the country, and according to a new report from the Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, it's at its worst in Mississippi. But the rest of America isn't far behind. Here, a brief guide, by the numbers:

34.4Percent of adults who are obese in Mississippi, the fattest state in the union

19.4Percent of adults who were obese in Mississippi 15 years ago. It was the fattest state then, too.

19.8Percent of adults who are obese in Colorado, the least obese state

10Michigan's ranking amongst the most obese states. It's the first state on the list above the Mason-Dixon line. "The highest obesity rates are in the South, large swaths of which are poor and rural, and where fried foods are eaten in abundance," says Katy Steinmetz at TIME.

0Number of states that had an adult obesity rate above 15 percent 15 years ago

1Number of states that had an adult obesity rate over 30 percent four years ago. "It's not unlike with individuals," says Jeffrey Levi with Trust for America's Health. "You add a pound or two every year, and after 10 or 20 years, it becomes a significant thing, and that's sort of what the country has done."

16Number of states where the obesity rate has gotten worse in the past year